Days 13, 14, 15, 16 / Aug. 11, 12, 13, 14

 So after leaving Whitehorse, we continued on to Haines Junction just outside the Kluane National Park. The scenery continues to be spectacular but so far, we’ve seen very little in the way of wildlife… Dave said they took the month off because they heard we were coming. Stayed at a rather bedraggled motel with an even worse restaurant. We won’t be giving The Cozy Corner rave reviews on Yelp but I doubt they care 😆 On Monday as we drove through Delta Junction, we completed the 1,390 miles of the AlCan Highway and then drove on to Tok, AK (pronounced like “toke” and yes, we made all the appropriate references 😂). It was a very quaint small town and we spent the night in a delightful little cabin at The Burnt Paw. We also finally had to do laundry at an RV park as we were running out of unmentionables. Left yesterday and drove through or past Sacha, North Pole and Fairbanks to get to Healy which is just outside Denali Park. Today, we drove the Denali Highway and went to the Visitor Center for the park. We continue to be blessed with good weather (although it’s a little chilly for me - mid 50’s to 60 during the day and low 40’s at night). It’s been somewhat cloudy with very occasional light rain but not enough to dampen our spirits 😉. We’ll leave tomorrow morning and head for Anchorage where we intend to stay for 3 whole days! We’ve been traveling for 16 days and gone about 3,600 miles so far. 

The pictures are mixed up a little chronologically because we don’t have good cell service so I was adding them in small groups. 

One of the many rivers running along or across Denali Highway 
Scene from Denali Highway today
Ditto
Alaska Range and Denali
People I don’t know but they look nice
Data on Denali

Where we stayed last night and tonight (8/13 and 14)

Scenes from today
Today
Today 
Ditto
Fireweed is virtually everywhere and I love the way it looks
More from Denali Highway today
Lovely couple💕
Cozy Corner in Haines Junction 
Yet more scenery…
Most of the roads have been in excellent condition 
There are lakes, rivers and creeks everywhere you look
This was a lovely little town 
Reflection of the pine trees on a stuffed moose behind glass in Tok

Where we stayed in Tok
Sign outside the  Burnt Paw
Cutest cabins
Dog sled at cultural center 
Giant sunflowers at the Burnt Paw
Grass is growing on top of our cabin
Somewhere in Alaska 

Grass-of-Parnassus 
Our cabin in Healy at the White Moose Lodge 

I bought Dave a souvenir sweatshirt 


This was back in Haines Junction and this cabin was just sitting off the side of the road
That’s Dave acting up 😄
View from the cultural center in Haines Junction 


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